Tricider.com is a brainstorming, collaboration and social voting tool where participants can add ideas, then critique and discuss them. The decision-making process is streamlined by a timeframe set by the administrator. Once the time allotment is complete, participants vote for ideas. Benefits of Tool or App
The benefit of this tool is the ability for everyone to have a "voice" without the need for volume and/or crowd control. Each participant views and weighs the idea or question and independently posts their response. Tricider also allows unlimited collaboration opportunities as the originator of the idea/question invites participants and no one has to register.
Questions and ideas can also be published in the Public Ideas Space, available to anyone on the web.
Constraints of Tool or App
Some of the best features, like demographic reports of participants, the ability to export results to an Excel spreadsheet, and result graphs and charts are only available with a paid subscription.
How To Use Tool or App
The administrator creates a question or posts an idea and either marked the post public or invites participants via Facebook, e-mail, Twitter, etc. or by embedding the post in a blog or website as a widget. The administrator can also set a deadline, forbid adding new ideas, or restrict the number of votes. Posts can be words, pictures or links. Participants then view, weigh-in, discuss and vote.
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)
Classroom Uses for Tool or App
Student Uses
Tricider can be used by students to collaborate, brainstorm, plan and collect ideas.
Teacher Uses
This is a great formative assessment tool. Teachers can also use Tricider as an opening activity before beginning a new novel or unit.
Description of Tool or App
Tricider.com is a brainstorming, collaboration and social voting tool where participants can add ideas, then critique and discuss them. The decision-making process is streamlined by a timeframe set by the administrator. Once the time allotment is complete, participants vote for ideas.
Benefits of Tool or App
The benefit of this tool is the ability for everyone to have a "voice" without the need for volume and/or crowd control. Each participant views and weighs the idea or question and independently posts their response. Tricider also allows unlimited collaboration opportunities as the originator of the idea/question invites participants and no one has to register.
Questions and ideas can also be published in the Public Ideas Space, available to anyone on the web.
Constraints of Tool or App
Some of the best features, like demographic reports of participants, the ability to export results to an Excel spreadsheet, and result graphs and charts are only available with a paid subscription.
How To Use Tool or App
The administrator creates a question or posts an idea and either marked the post public or invites participants via Facebook, e-mail, Twitter, etc. or by embedding the post in a blog or website as a widget. The administrator can also set a deadline, forbid adding new ideas, or restrict the number of votes. Posts can be words, pictures or links. Participants then view, weigh-in, discuss and vote.
Original Artifact of Tool or App (created by someone in your house)
Classroom Uses for Tool or App
Student Uses
Tricider can be used by students to collaborate, brainstorm, plan and collect ideas.
Teacher Uses
This is a great formative assessment tool. Teachers can also use Tricider as an opening activity before beginning a new novel or unit.